Praying Without Words — Walter Hilton

Wordless Prayer

Praying Without Words

Walter Hilton · c. 1340–1396

Walter Hilton taught a prayer beyond words: strip away every thought but one naked longing for Jesus, and let that desire of love burn like fire through your distractions until you rest in his felt presence.

How long?

Sound

Screen-off mode — let the screen rest. The sound keeps playing and a soft tone calls you back at the end.

Walter Hilton, The Scale of Perfection, Book 2, chs. 3 & 7.